Well... I hope well I don't know what I hope yikes I guess it doesn't matter what I hope. It's snowing and I don't trust mother nature as far as I can throw her ?
COLD DARK ROOM
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A winter wonderland. . .
I like warm. Cold, not so much. How I made it through 13 years of winters in Dallas and Reno is something I can’t or refuse to remember ?
Snoopy loved the Mazuri LS soaked in hibiscus water, he’d go crazy for the stuff! Since he’s come back he won’t even touch it. I really wonder what happened in those 5 months that he was away ?
I agree, getting them fixed and then letting them go back in the wild makes sense to me. Other than killing them.
I am on and off about getting that tort. Right now it is a no from Rose. If I wasn't getting a pool, I would probably do it. But with the pool Opo is going to lose some backyard space. I couldn't split the remaining space between 2 torts.
Lola has always refused to eat any pellets I've tried him with before, but I'm always trying to improve his winter diet so I'm hoping he'll like this stuff. He loves opuntia which is very good for torts, but that has to be rationed because of its laxative effect.
Sounds like Snoopy had quite a walk on the wild side and his tastes have changed.
He would certainly have a good life with you Ray but you have to be practical. I doubt that Opo would be very understanding ??
I should imagine they help keep the local rodent population down too.
Good morning/afternoon all
Today it is grey and cold here.
Nothing much in the diary for me today, just a visit to the shop for Lola's supplies.
My old sofa needs replacing so I might chop it up later so that I can take it to the tip in the car, but even though it's shabby it's so comfy I will miss it. Maybe I should order a new one before I demolish the old. ? That would make more sense.
Anyway I hope you all have a good Friday.
TTFN
Today it is grey and cold here.
Nothing much in the diary for me today, just a visit to the shop for Lola's supplies.
My old sofa needs replacing so I might chop it up later so that I can take it to the tip in the car, but even though it's shabby it's so comfy I will miss it. Maybe I should order a new one before I demolish the old. ? That would make more sense.
Anyway I hope you all have a good Friday.
TTFN
Yes, wait ‘til you get the new sofa! We got rid of an old soft sofa last year by cutting & dismantling the entire thing over a few days. I cut up & saved a lot of the internal very strong laminated wood. All the faux leather & batting, rolled up & in the bin. The hardest part was carefully destressing the metal springs that were fastened very securely. We do have bulk trash pick up but it needs to be scheduled months in advance & now with COVID the schedule is dodgy (at best).
Nice fluffy snow fell here this morning between about 0100 and 0500. We just had our sidewalks, driveways & roads clear from the other day.
All white agsin.
All white agsin.
So, how in the heck did you make the permanent “big move” from mainland to Hawaii? I know a lot of USG military & civilians who were posted there for a few years….but not anyone who stayed. So, pros, cons - hey no snow, no cold, no heating or a/c bills (or very minimal).
I relocated to Monterey (CA) for two years - hardly ever used heat - my apartment had no a/c (never needed it). Heating & cooling expenses are major household monthly costs.
Its 27 degrees here this morning….3-5 inches of fresh new powdery snow. ❄️❄️
Looks like a good Winter project.
Yep, that will keep you busy. I have already set up my seedling starts for the coming summer. Several different tomatoes, and some squash, & Kale.
I was born and raised in Hawaii and at 17 thought I knew everything, didnʻt need my parents telling me what to do so moved to Austin, TX. My friendʻs brother was there, and let me stay with him. As things go when you are young, I met my first ex-husband and moved to Dallas. After that soured, I met another man and we moved to Reno. It was cold, there was just a huge earthquake in California so good jobs were hard to find. After struggling there for a couple of years we decided to back to Dallas, where I made him my second ex-husband. (so all my exes really do live in Texas) I didnʻt really have any friends there, so it made sense to move back home. My parents were getting older, and I wanted to be around family.
Itʻs beautiful here, the weather is nice, but beauty sure doesnʻt pay the bills! The median price for a house here is 1.2 million. I saw a show the other day where a couple was hemming and hawing on buying a beautiful house because it was 270K. For that money here, you could get one wall of a grass shack with cockroaches holding hands to keep the wall up ?
So that is the long answer to your simple question lol
Itʻs currently 73F, I have a long-sleeved shirt, a sweater, long pants, and covered shoes on. ?
@Yvonne G I am struggling not getting this tortoise. Do you think it has MBD, Kidney failure or anything else you might think of.
Well, in the first place they're calling it a spur thigh and we know it's a sulcata. Then they say female, but it's not big enough yet to know that for sure. It may have Mbd, but usually those this far gone are starting to have collapsing shells and the one looks firm, but hard to tell for sure. Be sure it's really ok with your wife before you make a decision with your heart. She's the one to bear the brunt of the care for two separate sulcata yards.
Aaaagh, all that makes sense ?. It’s been sunny & cold all day today, it’s back to about 26. Another good day for indoor projects.
Yesterday I finished up this little bowl & started on another one. This is all from (free) wood that I picked up earlier this year.
Exactly, the condition of the tort. I would definitely be prepared that the lifecycle might be short.
